Former Ambassador Peter Galbraith has had a longstanding and close relationship with the Kurdish people in Syria and Iraq. So when President Donald J. Trump made the decision on Oct. 6 to withdraw U.S. forces from Kurdish-held northeast Syria and gave the OK to Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoǧan to invade, the Townshend resident took it personally. The title of Galbraith's annual talk to the Windham World Affairs Council, “The Betrayal of the Kurds,” which took place Nov. 9, left...
What happens when a group of people of all ages come together to creatively express an abstract concept, an emotion called gratitude? A mythical, musical community expression flowers like an autumn crocus the weekend before Thanksgiving in wild, wonderful Brattleboro ... the annual Gathering in Gratitude. Gathering in Gratitude is an anchor event at Luz Elena Morey's Mahalo Art Center, an octagonal building near the corner of Bonnyvale Road and Route 9. Set back amid towering pines, the space's excellent...
The 2019-20 season of The Met: Live in HD opens this Saturday, Oct. 12, at 1 p.m., at the Latchis Theatre with Puccini's final masterpiece, Turandot. Thrilling dramatic soprano Christine Goerke brings her fierce portrayal of the title princess, with Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the podium for Franco Zeffirelli's dazzling production of Puccini's epic tale set in China. Tenor Yusif Eyvazov is the mysterious prince Calàf, alongside soprano Eleonora Buratto as Liù; and bass-baritone James Morris as Timur. This live cinema...
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